Delivery of Uniforms for recruiting service
Document 1799Letter, directs delivery of uniforms to John Wilkins Quarter Master General to be transported where Major General Hamilton directs for the first regiment to be applied to the recruiting service.
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[War Office / Sep[tember] 25. 1799 / Clothg to be / [undecipherable] Blake at / administrator [undecipherable] / Wilmington Delaware]
War department Trenton—
September 25th — 1799 —
Sir
Be pleased to deliver to John Wilkins Junr Esqr. Quarter Master General to be transported to such places as Major General Hamilton [shall direct] Clothing for eight Sergeants [strikethrough: four] Musicians and One hundred and twenty eight privates of the first Regiment to be applied to the recruiting service
James McHenry
Samuel [undecipherable: Hodgdon?]
Mr. John Harris
The above Clothing is to be transported (by the order of Gen. Hamilton) to Wilmington in the State of Delaware to the Address of Lt Philemon Charles Blake
Type
Letter Signed
Description
Letter, directs delivery of uniforms to John Wilkins Quarter Master General to be transported where Major General Hamilton directs for the first regiment to be applied to the recruiting service.
Date
09/25/1799
Recipient
Document number
1799092500101
Page start
1
Notable persons
John Harris
Major General Hamilton
John Wilkins
Lt Philemon C. Blake
Notable locations
War Department
Wilmington
Delaware
Notable items
for sergeant
musicians
privates
for the First Regiment
to be applied to the recruiting service
deliver to
quarter master general to be transported